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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






2. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






3. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






4. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






5. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






6. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






7. The higher the BMR a client has --






8. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






9. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






10. What does DASH stand for?






11. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






12. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






13. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






14. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






15. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






16. What type of people need extra protein?






17. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






18. When does BMR decrease?






19. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






20. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






21. What is normal BMI?






22. How many calories/gram is protein?






23. Where can you get more vitamin D?






24. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






25. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






26. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






27. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






28. Fats can lead to some medical problems






29. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






30. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






31. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






32. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






33. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






34. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






35. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






36. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






37. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






38. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






39. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






40. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






41. Sources of fats






42. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






43. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






44. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






45. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






46. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






47. When does BMR increase?






48. What foods have high quality protein?






49. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






50. How much meat/beans should be eaten?